Come to think of it, I had no idea what the woman in front of me was up to, but I was so hungry I picked up the food and gobbled it up.
They finished eating quickly, and Jiang Tuantuan brought them some water, saying, "Drink it quickly, don't choke."
"You were sent to the palace when you were very young, right?"
The sudden words made the two prisoners raise their heads instantly, and then lower them again.
"You are really strong, stronger and more powerful than many people."
The prisoner said: "Don't mock us, don't say these hypocritical words, we won't say anything."
Jiang Tuantuan asked everyone inside to leave, leaving only the emperor and Li Jingchen. The eunuch took a look and felt a little worried.
"It's okay, go out. I'm not in danger."
Now there were only three people left inside besides the prisoner. Jiang Tuantuan simply ignored her image and sat down on the ground opposite the prisoner, who was kneeling.
"You guys should sit down too, don't kneel."
The emperor and Li Jingchen might as well just sit on the ground.
Seeing that the three prisoners were sitting down, the two prisoners didn't care anymore. They were all going to die anyway, and it was the end of it. They didn't want to kneel in front of anyone anymore.
Jiang Tuantuan said, "I'm telling the truth. You guys are truly amazing. You've been treated like this, yet you've managed to stay alive until now. If it were me, I would have died a long time ago."
The prisoner was a little excited and shouted: "It's because my parents were killed."
Another prisoner quickly told him to shut up.
"I know. You were threatened, right? You were forced to enter the palace since you were young, and then you were forced to obey and do things for other reasons."
The prisoner's eyes were red.
"We are all equal!"
"How can we be equal? You are always so high and mighty, and never consider the feelings of people like us. We are worthless, and have you ever cared?"
The prisoner roared at the three men heartbreakingly.
The emperor was a little annoyed and wanted to curse, but he held it back.
"That is why we, especially our emperor, want to build an equal country where everyone can have enough food and clothing, and everyone will have a common and peaceful status in the future."
Everyone present was stunned when they heard this, because they had never thought about the word equality. The emperor also began to think about whether what he was doing was right and whether he really treated all living beings equally.
"You also hope that your loved ones can live well after you die."
Jiang Tuantuan stared at them and said.
The prisoner nodded.
"Speak out, don't hide it for those bad guys. Vice Commander Li will protect the people you cherish at all costs."
Tears welled up in the prisoner's eyes. "Really?"
"Yes, it's true."
Li Jingchen promised: "Tell me, I will definitely do it."
The prisoners thought about it and finally told the truth, because even if they didn't say anything, those people were so cruel that they would definitely kill their families.
If they tell the truth now, maybe their family members can still survive. Besides, they also hope that those people will be punished.
To avenge the hatred of these years.
"That was five years ago. All our family members were arrested. They threatened us to do something for them, which was to help Lady Wen pass on messages. Since I was responsible for transporting the toilet buckets outside the city, it was very convenient for me to pass on messages."
"There's a man about a hundred meters away from the toilet. We've made an appointment to go every seven days. I'll give him the note."
Jiang Tuantuan asked: "Who is that man and what does he look like?"
"I don't know. Every time we meet, he wears a mask, so you can't see his face at all. Besides, you can't catch him. If I don't go there once, he will leave immediately."
I really didn't expect that the person behind this would be so vigilant.
The emperor asked, "Do you know the identity of Lady Wen?"
"I know." The prisoner smiled wickedly.
"They always thought I couldn't read, but actually I could recognize some words. My family was relatively well-off when I was little, so I went to school for a few years. But it's been so long that I only remember a few words."
At this point, everyone pricked up their ears, because the highlight was about to begin!
"I once read on a note that Concubine Wen was actually from the Changman Kingdom. She was a princess of that Kingdom. However, because the king of Changman had too many wives and concubines, he also had many children. Concubine Wen's mother was not favored, so when the king of Changman planned to send a spy to the Central Plains, he chose Concubine Wen."
"And Lady Wen had no choice but to agree to this request in order to make her mother's life easier. Furthermore, the reason the Meng family was able to rise so quickly was because they had the support of the Changman Kingdom. They originally thought the head of the Meng family was someone they could use, but he died unexpectedly. Next, they might have to attack personally."
Jiang Tuantuan asked, "So the news of Princess Mingman leaving the palace was also passed on to the people behind the scenes by Concubine Wen through you?"
"Yes."
The emperor was shaking with anger, but he couldn't lose his temper now.
"Do you know where the person behind this is based in the capital?"
"I don't know. I've never been anywhere else except delivering toilets."
"What about the Dongyi Kingdom?"
"It's just a puppet used by the Changman Kingdom."
The prisoner said, "The note only mentioned the emperor's recent situation. There's nothing important here. I've already told you everything we know. Please save our families. They're being held in Changman Country. Just tell them that Goudan is the second one, and this is our Xiao Ming."
As soon as these words were spoken, before anyone could stop them, the two prisoners bit their tongues and committed suicide.
There were tears in the corners of his eyes when he died.
Jiang Tuantuan gently closed their eyelids and begged for them in her heart, hoping that they would have a good life in their next life.
The emperor called the chief eunuch in and said, "Put these two prisoners in a good place and give them a grave."
"yes."
"Bring up Lady Wen again and interrogate her together today."
"yes."
Soon, Lady Wen was brought up. She was still blindfolded, and the emperor pulled her off.
Now there are still only the emperor Jiang Tuantuan, Li Jingchen and the tied-up Concubine Wen inside.
The blindfold was suddenly taken off, and the strong light made it impossible for Wen Meiren to open her eyes. She took a while to recover.
After opening his eyes and seeing the emperor, he said, "I never thought that the first person I saw after taking off the blindfold would be you, Your Majesty. I thought it was a red-hot iron!"
"Humph, I don't even bother to do this kind of thing myself!"
Lady Wen burst into laughter. "I never expected that I would lose to you in the end. In fact, when the eunuch didn't come back at noon, I realized that I was really going to die this time. Sure enough, you called me here today."
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